Deployment Guide

38 Deployment Guide
Creating the Seed Database
Creating the Seed Database Using ext3 File System
Perform the following steps to create a seed database with the Oracle DBCA:
1
Log in as oracle .
2 Start the Oracle DBCA by typing:
dbca
3 In the Welcome window, click Next .
4 In the Operations window, click Create a Database and click Next .
5 In the Database Templates window, click Custom Database and click Next .
6 In the Database Identification window, type the name of the database that you are creating in
the
Global Database Name and the SID Prefix fields, and click Next .
7 In the Management Options window, click Next .
8 In the Database Credentials window, complete password selections and entries and click Next .
9 In the Storage Options window, select File System and click Next .
10 In the Database File Locations window, click Next .
11 In the Recovery Configuration window, click Browse , select the flashback recovery area that you created
in "Configuring Database Storage Using ext3 File System" (for example,
/opt/oracle/recovery ), and click Next .
12 In the Database Content window, click Next .
13 In the Initialization Parameters window, click Next .
14 In the Database Storage window, click Next .
15 In the Creation Options window, click Create Database and click Finish .
16 In the Confirmation window, click OK to create the database.
NOTE: The creation of the seed database may take more than an hour.
When the database creation is completed, the Password Management window appears.
17 Click Exit .